UCDD To Pursue Legal Action For Delinquent Loan Payment
The Upper Cumberland Development District Executive Committee will pursue legal action for a delinquent loan payment. At Wednesday’s meeting, Attorney Danny Rader said they have already sued Shane Woodward with Lone Wolf Transport and received judgment against him for $27,000. Rader said that is more than the actual loan itself, which came from disaster loan […]
Byrdstown Taking Next Steps To Replace Water Meters Across System
Byrdstown will move forward with its water meter replacement project after bidding out the radio system and installation. Mayor Sam Gibson said 2,900 meters will be replaced across its system. He said local technician Stacy Moody was awarded the bid to replace all the meters. “It’s going to be wonderful to have those in and […]
Livingston Police Department Updating Body Cam Use Policy
Livingston Police updating its policy regarding the use of body cameras by law enforcement. Police Chief Ray Smith said that the policy update was suggested by the city of Livingston’s insurance provider, Public Entity Partners. The update was specifically raised regarding the insurance company’s concerns of risk management. “We got to looking at our body […]
Van Buren County Commission Approves Location For County Government Fuel Supply Tanks
Van Buren County Commission has approved a prospective location for its new county fuel tanks. Mayor David Sullivan said the county could see a 27 cent savings per gallon on some 1,500 gallons per month. Commissioner Tabitha Denney said she wanted a usage tracking like a card system. Commissioner Terry Hodges said he needed to […]
Overton School District Making Improvements On Chronic Absenteeism Rates
Overton County School System reducing its chronic absenteeism rates, with new statistics indicating the district has gone from 14 percent to 11 percent in just one year. A child is considered chronically absent if they miss at least 18 days, or ten percent, of the school year both excused and unexcused. Attendance Supervisor Cristy Miller […]
UCDD Exploring Grant Possibilities To Help Tackle Workforce Issues
UCDD exploring a potential grant opportunity through the Federal Economic Development Administration that will help the region increase its average number of residents in the workforce Executive Director Mark Farley said the EDA calls it the Recompete Program and is geared toward economically distressed counties. He said it is a unique grant that is designed […]
Cumberland Commission Putting Funds Toward Creation Of Building Codes Dept.
Cumberland County putting funds towards the creation of its Building Codes Department. County Mayor Allen Foster said there have been codes in the county for years just utilizing the city’s services. He said the county feels its grown large enough and enough people are building that they want to take it in-house. “We just want […]
DeKalb Jail Gets Certified Number Of Beds Cut In Half After TCI Inspection
The DeKalb County Jail has had its number of certified beds cut by almost half after a recent inspection from the Tennessee Corrections Institute. Sheriff Patrick Ray said the county has been working with TCI for years after learning the jail has structural and square footage issues. He said the inspection resulted in the number […]
Tennessee Tech Campus Move-In Schedule Underway
Tennessee Tech campus move-in schedule is underway. Executive Director of University Housing & Residential Life Mike Reagle said the student move-in schedule runs from Thursday through Sunday with students choosing scheduling among those days. Reagle said spacing out the move-in days allows students to have the time they need to get settled in while avoiding […]
